meiostemonousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪəʊˈstiːmənəs/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪoʊˈstimənəs/

Forms: 1800s– meiostemonous, 1800s– miostemonous.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: meio- comb. form, Greek στημον- , στήμων , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < meio- comb. form + ancient Greek στημον-, στήμων warp, thread (but used by Lindley as though Byzantine Greek στῆμα stamen: see stamen n.) + -ous suffix; compare -stemonous comb. form.

Botany. rare.

Having fewer stamens than petals.

ΚΠ

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 400 Meiostemonous would be said of a plant the stamens of which are fewer in number than the petals.

1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §392 The stamens may neither be equal to, nor a multiple of, the floral envelopes, and they may even be less numerous, so that the flower is miostemonous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meiostemonous
释义	meiostemonousadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪəʊˈstiːmənəs/, U.S. /ˌmaɪoʊˈstimənəs/ Forms: 1800s– meiostemonous, 1800s– miostemonous. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: meio- comb. form, Greek στημον- , στήμων , -ous suffix. Etymology: < meio- comb. form + ancient Greek στημον-, στήμων warp, thread (but used by Lindley as though Byzantine Greek στῆμα stamen: see stamen n.) + -ous suffix; compare -stemonous comb. form. Botany. rare. Having fewer stamens than petals. ΚΠ 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 400 Meiostemonous would be said of a plant the stamens of which are fewer in number than the petals. 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §392 The stamens may neither be equal to, nor a multiple of, the floral envelopes, and they may even be less numerous, so that the flower is miostemonous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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